MCC supports families in Gaza who have lost their homes to Israeli bombing and joins other relief and development organizations calling on world leaders to enforce a ceasefire.
In a more peaceful time, orphans Alla and Marah look out over the city of Homs, Syria. Their orphanage, a ministry of the Syrian Orthodox Church and supported by MCC’s Global Family education sponsorship program, has now moved to a safer location. (MCC Photo/Ben Younan)Read more
These boys are among 70,000 to 80,000 Syrians living in the Zaatari Camp in Jordan. Thank you for helping MCC provide 2,750 pairs of shoes and winter footwear to children living in this camp. To meet the growing needs of the prolonged Syrian conflict, MCC is appealing for additional funds to support more people for a longer period of time in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Your prayers and donations make a difference. (ACT Alliance photo/Paul Jeffrey)
Palestinian refugees Saleh and Maysoun Al Samaneh and their 8 children are rebuilding their lives in Canada through Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) refugee assistance program.
In a document released in December 2009, church leaders state the military occupation must end to establish peace and reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis that is built on the foundation of justice and equality.
“The issues are primarily related to the occupation – the Israeli military control of the Palestinian civilian population,” explained Miller. “Israelis and Palestinians both need peace and security for a normal life. And this peace won’t be found at the end of a gun or behind a concrete wall. They can only do this if they have better relations.”
Safe resettlement could not come quickly enough for a Palestinian family that fled violence in Baghdad, Iraq about four years ago and is now living in rural Manitoba.
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